Carya aquatica

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Carya aquatica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Carya aquatica, Nutt. (Hicoria aquatica, Brit.). Water- Hickory. Bitter Pecan. Usually small tree, rarely to 100 ft., with light brown bark separating into long, thin plates: winter-buds dark reddish brown: lfts. 7-13, sessile or short-stalked, lanceolate, long-acuminate, finely serrate, yellowish tomentose when young, glabrous at length: fr. 3-4, ovoid to broadly obovate, 1-1½ in. long; husk thin, splitting to the base; nut obovate, much compressed, irregularly angled and ridged, dull reddish brown; kernel very bitter. From Va. to Ill., south to Fla. and Texas. S.S.7:344-5. U.S.N.C. 12, 7-8. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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